Focus on outcomes for remote workers When interviewing remote job candidates, focus on the outcomes you're seeking from that person, such as boosting revenue or landing new accounts by using the "deepening and narrowing" questioning method that offers candidates a chance to highlight past successes, says David Dodson of Stanford Graduate School of Business. Full Story: Chief Executive (8/24)
Keep your top talent by boosting their mobility As fewer people leave their jobs -- or take part in the so-called "Big Stay" -- leaders can leverage the trend by making it easier for employees to move into new positions within the company by removing the stigma of lateral moves and helping team members spot new opportunities, writes Linda Jingfang Cai, the global head of learning and talent development at Aon. "Managers play a critical role in making internal mobility a reality, and so investing in that relationship and incentivizing them to move from talent hoarding to talent mobility is critical," Cai writes. Full Story: Chief Learning Officer online (9/1)
Interview questions should be job-related and address candidates' knowledge, skills and abilities, writes former HR professional Suzanne Lucas, who shares several inappropriate examples and what to ask instead. For example, replace a question about watching Netflix all day while unemployed with, "I see you have a two-year gap on your resume. What support would you need to get up to speed again?" Full Story: Inc. (tiered subscription model) (8/30)
Hire Smart
X sets sights on job advertisers, seekers X plans to parlay the reported popularity of its jobs ads by launching capabilities to share job listings within communities, direct messaging and posts, by providing job recommendations for users and creating a hub of advertised jobs. "Many businesses claim to have already hired people via X engagement, so it could be that this is a logical and beneficial element for many brands and users," writes Andrew Hutchinson. Full Story: Social Media Today (9/1)
The Landscape
Fed's Bostic: Rates may need to stay "higher for longer" The unusual circumstances surrounding the economy during the past few years mean that "businesses and families [are] just stronger than they would historically be at this stage in an economic cycle," according to Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Bostic said that he believes that interest-rate hikes have not yet been fully felt by the economy but that "we're going to have to keep our rate higher for longer than historically happens." Full Story: The Associated Press (9/4)
Wall Street to turn up heat on return-to-office push The biggest Wall Street banks are likely to intensify their push for employees to return to the office, says Kathryn Wylde, CEO of the Partnership for New York City. In New York City, where the financial sector accounts for 1 out of every 11 jobs, only 43% of employees had returned to the office in August, according to Kastle Systems, which tracks office building badge swipes. Full Story: Bloomberg (9/1)
At half of European enterprises, BYOD still rules the day In Europe, the Bring Your Own Device trend continues, with about half of companies still allowing it despite the security risks involved, according to a survey by Jamf. "Giving employees the power of choice to use their own devices for work can save the organization money," points out Jamf's Michael Covington. "[And] eliminates the need for multiple devices and introduces streamlined productivity workflows." Full Story: TechRadar (9/4)
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Coming out of the Labor Day weekend seems like a peculiar time to share the secret some workaholics might be looking for to be happy at work, but here goes: Work less and don't strive for so much. Take it from Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks, who co-authored an upcoming book on the topic with Oprah Winfrey. Full Story: Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model) (9/1)
This article looks at the way the archaic, boring, channel-change-inducing sport of baseball managed to modernize. All that was required was a few small tweaks to the rules of the game. The article then asks why the rules that govern US policymaking can't seem to be modernized in a similar fashion. Full Story: Vox (9/1)
SmartBreak: Question of the Day
What is the likely source of the meaning of "beat," as in writer Jack Kerouac's "Beat Generation" and the Beat writers like Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs?
